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5,805 people sought family therapy help in South Carolina in the last year

Discover how starting family therapy can support your own journey toward a happier, more fulfilling life.

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Good news! We have 20 therapists in South Carolina available for an online or in-person session.

Starting Family therapy

What is family therapy?

Family therapy helps families resolve conflicts and strengthen their relationships. It is led by qualified mental health professionals like psychologists, licensed professional counselors (LPCs), and licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) who have extensive training in family dynamics and group communication.

How does family therapy work?

Thriveworks family therapists in Mt Pleasant, SC usually begin by asking what everyone’s goals are for family counseling. Family members may need help with very specific issues or with general relationship functioning. But there are three main purposes in family counseling: to educate, to counsel, and to strengthen. Thriveworks also offers online family therapy and in-person services, so you may all meet in an office together or join a video call from your home depending on everyone’s location and availability.

What is the most effective family therapy?

The most effective form of Family therapy will often depend on the family itself, as there are many types of family therapy for therapists to use as they see fit in order to best meet the needs of their clients. However, one of the most commonly used types of family therapy is structural family therapy (SFT). SFT focuses specifically on family dynamics and interactions, looking at how they shape the relationships and structure present in the family. It can be effectively used to treat a variety of concerns.

How do I know if my family needs therapy?

This answer often looks different to each family that starts family therapy. However, some signs that your family might need to consider family counseling include frequent fights or misunderstandings, constant tension, experiencing loss, behavioral issues, marital issues, divorce, and blended family issues, among others.

What is included in family therapy?

In family therapy, therapists will often start by asking questions and assessing individual and family dynamics. From there, they may employ therapeutic techniques such as structured family therapy, CBT, strategic family therapy, and more depending on the present concerns and conflicts. From there, a therapist will work to open lines of communication between family members and facilitate emotional healing and growth.

What is the success rate of family therapy?

Family therapy can be incredibly successful, with some studies reporting a success rate of almost 90% for improving participants’ emotional and mental health, and around 66% for improving their physical health.

Is family therapy conducted in person or online?

Thriveworks therapists in Mt Pleasant, SC offer both online family therapy and in-person family therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.

How long does family therapy last?

Family therapy is usually short term and solution-focused, with most families accomplishing their goals in 12 sessions or fewer. However, it can also last for longer if the probles at hand are more complex — and that’s okay, too.

Need more help deciding?

Even families with a strong foundation and healthy habits can experience disruption, hardship, and upheaval, resulting in conflict and turmoil. Often, children have issues that their parents struggle to manage, and parents, in turn, fight with their kids. How they got to this place can be baffling to parents, and they wonder what happened to the kind, loving kids they know they are raising. This is the time to talk to a trained and licensed family therapist who can help work through family issues and pave a path forward.

Parents can sometimes be reluctant to seek help from a therapist, believing that they have all the knowledge, skills, perspective and experience needed to get back to normal. But asking for help from a family therapist at Thriveworks Mt. Pleasant Counseling is the right step to take when things just can’t seem to be resolved. We provide more than a sympathetic ear; our family therapists and counselors can help resolve a wide range of family issues.

  • Communication breakdown
  • Substance abuse or addiction
  • Mental health concerns
  • Cultural adjustments
  • Grief and loss
  • Chronic illness or trauma
  • Behavioral issues and academic concerns in children and adolescents
  • Separation, divorce, or blended family issues

If you’d like to talk to a family therapist about how we can help you work through the issues you’re having, call us to schedule an appointment. Our phone number is 843-606-6223

How Family Therapy Works

Family Therapists at Thriveworks Mt. Pleasant Counseling can help your family resolve issues in the home through a number of effective strategies. We understand and address the issues affecting the positive functioning of your family. Our approach focuses on building:

  • Trust
  • Communication
  • Empathy
  • Psychological Safety

How Do I Know If We Need Family Therapy?

If the problems your family is experiencing are not going away, and you don’t see a clear path to resolving them, family therapy is a very good option to consider. We invite you to reach out to us and talk with our family therapists. There is no shame in doing so. Countless families have benefitted from counseling. We are here to help you through this difficult time.

Blended Family or Step Family Issues

Whichever term you prefer, the idea is the same: two or more families are trying to become one. These families can have their own unique issues and working through them can be daunting. The challenges can be overwhelming. With help from a family therapist at Thriveworks Mt. Pleasant Counseling, these challenges become opportunities to grow closer as a family.

For your convenience, we offer weekend and evening sessions, and we accept many insurance plans. We are also available by phone and email to help you between in-person sessions.

We are conveniently located adjacent to the Queensborough Shopping Center at 1131 Queensborough Blvd., #100 in Mt. Pleasant. Call to schedule your appointment with a Thriveworks therapist today. Our phone number is 843-606-6223.

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 585+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
Learn more about pricing for therapy and counseling services at Thriveworks.

Our Mt Pleasant therapists and counselors accept 21 insurance plans

  • Aetna

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina | BCBS

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina Medicare Advantage

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • Carelon

  • Carolina Behavioral Health Alliance (CBHA)

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth EAP

  • Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage

  • Compsych

  • First Health Network

  • Humana Exchange

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Self-pay costs at Mt Pleasant
Talk therapy

Talk therapy

Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Talk therapy

Psychiatry

Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Hear from our clients

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My therapist at Thriveworks, Susan, is warm and and relatable. I am a late-diagnosed autistic woman. I am basically now learning what everyone else learned in kindergarten. I have a history of broken marriages and jobs I was invited to leave because I didn't fit in, to put it mildly. She has helped me in so many ways, and I can now see decisions I made that I thought were just what had happened to me. I feel much more capable and hopeful now. I wish I could have met her years ago. I have gone to many therapists over the years, but now I can see how I can feel hopeful about my life and my relationships with my daughters and my grandchildren.
Read more My therapist at Thriveworks, Susan, is warm and and relatable. I am a late-diagnosed autistic woman. I am basically now learning what everyone else learned in kindergarten. I have a history of broken marriages and jobs I was invited to leave because I didn't fit in, to put it mildly. She has helped me in so many ways, and I can now see decisions I made that I thought were just what had happened to me. I feel much more capable and hopeful now. I wish I could have met her years ago. I have gone to many therapists over the years, but now I can see how I can feel hopeful about my life and my relationships with my daughters and my grandchildren.
Linda Feb 2024
Thriveworks.com verified review
★★★★★
Susan is my Thriveworks therapist. She is helping me set boundaries and make better choices. I am learning a lot from her. Having Asperger's, I often can be quite blunt. I am gradually learning how to say less but make better connections. She
Read more Susan is my Thriveworks therapist. She is helping me set boundaries and make better choices. I am learning a lot from her. Having Asperger's, I often can be quite blunt. I am gradually learning how to say less but make better connections. She
Linda Jan 2024
Thriveworks.com verified review

Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Mt Pleasant is located off of Queensborough Blvd, right next to the Queensborough Shopping Center and just north of Highway 17. We're right across the street from Groucho's Deli, Beach Cowboy Fitness, and Hunan Chinese. The closest bus stop is Johnnie Dodds Blvd (Frontage Rd) / Queensborough Shopping Center.

Phone number

(843) 588-1846

Languages spoken by SC providers

  • English
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